Chapter 827: Gathering the Crowd (Part 2)
Just when I was helpless, someone shouted in my ear: "Where is the boatman? Where are the boatmans?"
Because the water level of the river is higher than that of the river, and there are many cliffs on the riverside, and there are no tortuosity for stopping the ship, the boatman must be responsible for the work. However, before the captain Xu Xin gathered troops and recalled the boatman to Yiling City on the high ground, so that no one cared for the dock at this moment.
At this time, dozens of ships were already congested at the mouth of Linjiang River, and the ships were only large and small. In addition to the naval warships owned by Yidu County, there were many merchant ships that were obviously temporarily requisitioned. They all lowered the sails one after another, revealing the masts and oars that were towering like forests that covered the water surface for several miles. Some large ships were dragged with ropes behind them. At this moment, the ropes were untied, and many soldiers jumped onto the boats and rowed hard to approach the shore.
At first, several ships traverse along the river were slowly moving up, but because they had no boatmen, they walked very slowly and could not berthed for a long time.
The school turned around and saw that Wen Si and others had already arrived. They were going east, either crossing the river upstream of Linjiang River, or taking a boat at this pier. As a result, they arrived here and were in a mess.
Wen Si shouted twice, and when no one responded, he took off his robe without hesitation, revealing his muscular upper body: "Come with me if you have the strength!"
Many of the county soldiers and Wen clan members in Zigui County had the experience of being a boatman along the river. Since Wen Si called out, hundreds of dozens of people behind him responded together.
The school was stunned for a while, then ran wildly into the city. The county magistrate of Zigui County worked as a boatman at the wharf in Yiling County. This was too out of place. He had to recall all the boatman in the county.
After a moment, the ships were berthed one by one, and teams of fully armed soldiers got off the ship, and soon gathered more than a thousand people on the dock. Some of the soldiers were looking for a gathering place, some were moving their legs, and some were seasick and vomiting, and people shouted and neighed everywhere. Fortunately, Xu Xin and Shen Mi arrived, and quickly emptied the camp beside the dock to help the soldiers guide them.
There were also flags mixed between the soldiers with different colors and patterns, which were made to lead more soldiers in the rear to gather together.
The strong men in Yiling City came out to take over, and the soldiers of the Wensi division on the dock became a little leisurely. More than ten people took turns to rest, and sat on the towering rocks on the shore, pointing at the flags.
He said with great knowledge: "The blue flag is the headquarters of Duan Jiaowei stationed in Lexiang City. It is the elite soldiers who suppressed the Jing Man, hundreds of soldiers! Do you see it? Under the flag is Commander Duan, and he is surrounded by soldiers!"
Everyone was amazed: "What an elite!"
"That black flag belongs to the county soldiers of Lexiang County. The Lexiang County Magistrate was named Liang Da. This guy was a bandit who had been accused of the Lexiang County, and planned to occupy the city and fight against General Lei. As a result, he saw General Lei's troops marching in the city. He was so scared that he immediately killed the bandits of Zong Zheng, who had accomplice, and offered the city to surrender!"
Everyone continued to exclaim: "What a cruel person!"
"That little blue flag is a subordinate of Liu He, Gongcao of Yidu. This is the first person to come forward to help when General Lei entered Jingzhou... Do you know how to Chi Li Ning Tower?"
"I know, General Lei's powerful generals had fought against Xu Chu!"
"That Chi Li Ningta was a slave to Liu He's family in his early years!"
"ha?!"
A middle-aged soldier with a scarred face and a stout body was walking here. After hearing this, he said, "Chi Li Ningta ate a few bites of my meal, but he is not a slave to my family. Don't talk nonsense."
Only then did everyone know that this person was Liu He, Gongcao, Yidu County. Liu Gongcao had worked as a military officer in Liu Jingsheng's army and had a lot of military experience. Later, he followed Lei Yuan to expedition to suppress Jingman. Not only did he make great achievements, but he also knew the situation in various places in Yidu. Therefore, after Huo Jun became the prefect of Yidu, he specially asked Lei Yuan for him to come and promoted him to Gongcao, and consulted him at all times.
These are already one of the few officials in the county, and Wen Si's subordinates hurriedly bowed.
Liu He asked, "I want to find someone in charge here, who can lead the way?"
Immediately, a soldier volunteered to come out and led Liu He away.
The remaining few people continued to sit down, watching the soldiers who kept landing.
After waiting, the person who had previously explained the flag could not help but said, "Did you see this red flag that just came down? Wow, behind the red flag, the entire ship is full of cavalry!"
"What's the point of this red flag?"
"The one who beat the red flag was the personal soldiers of the prefect Huo in Yidao City! Let me see...will you see the tall man with a thin and plump beard? That one is the right-hand man of Prefect Huo, Huo Cun, a powerful general among the Huo family in Zhijiang! Prefect Huo sent out all his personal soldiers! This time General Lei used a lot of power!"
Everyone exclaimed again.
These people are old soldiers who have experienced many wars. They know that they will fight against powerful enemies, and they will inevitably be afraid. So they pay special attention to the strength they invested in and will subconsciously boast a few words to encourage their own courage.
Previously, they all vaguely felt that the leader of his family had a military service with General Lei, and no matter how high the reputation of General Lei was, the system was in this way, and there were not many people who responded within Yidu County. Therefore, he was actually a little silly.
But at this time, they all felt relieved when they saw Huo Zhouzhi.
As the prefect of Yidu, Huo Jun knew the importance of the matter. His sending people across the river to help the war proved that this move was not a private transfer, but Left General Lei Yuan officially obtained the command of the battle against Jiangdong with the authorization of the central government! This also means that the power of the entire Yidu County is unified and will continue to be in the front!
In an instant, everyone felt full of confidence, as if the army of Jiangdong was nothing.
After all, in their memory, General Lei defeated the Jiangdong soldiers more than once.
After a moment, another big ship leaned onto the dock.
The pedals were lowered on the boat and dozens of halberd soldiers with distinct armor were first removed.
The halberds flashed left and right, freeing up the venue, and then sixteen officials with black robe and black crown went down to face each other, and respectfully divided them into two rows before the halberds.
Everyone on the dock platform knew that the identity of the visitor was unusual, and the entire venue suddenly became quiet. Wen Si, Liu He, Liang Da, Huo Cun and others, who were still in a distance, also rushed over.
At this time, two more drummers came down from the boat and set up a vermilion drum next to the shore, rumbling with hammers. Behind the drummer were four musicians, and they came down and played the throne. The musical sounds and waves echoed and became more melodious.
The show was too majestic, and many soldiers were stunned.
Liang Da couldn't help but curse: "Damn, this barbarian is getting more and more arrogant!"
Even though he was scolding, his pace was not slow. Several officials rushed to the side of the boat and were about to run into a majestic high-ranking official of 2,000 stone slowly off the boat.
The officials talked about the ceremony: "I have met the Barbarian King."
But he saw that this high-ranking official was about forty years old, seven feet tall, yellow and black, thin and long. He was wearing light armor, with a long sword hanging on his waist, and his waist was straight as pine, and his every move showed his majestic temperament. It was the prefect of Qishan and the king of Wuxi Barbarians Shamoke!
Shamoke walked forward a few steps and looked around. He saw many officials from Yidu, and all the officials bowed their hands. He was extremely happy. He could hardly control his excitement, and quickly calmed his mind and said in a deep voice: "Everyone, there is no need to be too polite to the armor in the army!"
Having said that, this situation inevitably made him look proud. He stretched out his two fingers and said, "This time I brought 1,500 barbarian soldiers, all of whom were elite with iron weapons. Within three days, from south of Linju and west of Xingshan, I can recruit 3,000 people! Haha, this prefect has not fought side by side with General Lei for several years, so this time..."
"I can't wait for those three thousand people. When the Jiaozhou army heads north, what is three thousand people?" Liu He took a step forward and interrupted Shamoke's boast: "Bar King, military situation is urgent, General Lei has sent people to urge him twice. We must act immediately and meet with General Lei tonight!"
Chapter completed!